Feedback request: Medicago minima (10913)

[oldnick]

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Specimen #327672

Taxon:	Fabaceae: Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. ("Bur Medick") named by Peter Charles Holland 5/8/1962
Other name:	Fabaceae: Medicago polymorpha L. ("Toothed Medick") named by Peter Charles Holland 14/8/1990 'The seeds on this specimen are not densely pubescent, as they should be for M minima; is it therefore, just a small form of M polymorpha?'
Filed in taxon folder:	Fabaceae: Medicago minima (L.) Bartal. ("Bur Medick")
Collected by:	Peter Charles Holland
Collection date:	5/8/1962
Locality:	Great Britain, VC14 East Sussex, Camber, TQ948186, sand dunes
ex herb:	Peter Charles Holland
Institution:	South London Botanical Institute (SLBI)
Image:
fruits/flowers:	seeds/fruits

Documented by oldnick on 30^th October 2011.

Reviewed by Sarah Stille (mossysal)

Edit history

date	user	change
30/10/2011	mossysal	Deleted determination (orig): Medicago minima
30/10/2011	mossysal	Deleted determination (orig): Medicago polymorpha
30/10/2011	mossysal	Added determination (orig): Medicago minima on 5/8/1962
30/10/2011	mossysal	Added determination (orig): Medicago polymorpha on 14/8/1990
30/10/2011	mossysal	Deleted note: 'The seeds on this specimen are not densely pubescent, as they should be for M minima; is it therefore, just a small form of M polymorpha?'
30/10/2011	mossysal	Deleted locality: GB VC14 Camber, sand dunes, TQ 948 186 TQ91 (place)
30/10/2011	mossysal	Added locality: GB VC14 Camber, sand dunes TQ948186 (col)
30/10/2011	mossysal	Added determiner: Peter Charles Holland
30/10/2011	mossysal	Added determiner: Peter Charles Holland
30/10/2011	mossysal	Added determiner's note: 'The seeds on this specimen are not densely pubescent, as they should be for M minima; is it therefore, just a small form of M polymorpha?'

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oldnick wrote

Species not determined - see note above

[mossysal]

Stace 3 says of M minima "Fruits of 3-5 coils, often sparsely hairy". I suspect PCH was right the first time as the stipules appear [on a not very clear photo] to be [sub-] entire.
I have taken the liberty of editing the sheet.

[dawn nelson]

should it not then be filed under M polymorpha, rather than minima?
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